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I have recently acquired three 10' Green Giants which are planted on an approximately 10% slope in dark silty Missouri River dirt. They were planted so that the top of the root ball was level with the ground on the up hill side, but on the down hill side over half the root ball only has dirt mounded up against it... no moat. The hole dug for the root ball is not much larger than the root ball itself, as they dug it by hand. When they completed the planting I was told to water them when the were dry. My questions to you are: Were they planted correctly? If not, should they be taken up and replanted properly? Watering... I know the rule of two digits of the finger stuck in the soil for moisture check from reading a thread on Green Giants watering requirements. But, Can I water all at one by using three soaker hoses (connected with water hoses between each soaker hose) to water them all at once? If so, how long should the soaker hose (coiled around the trunk of each tree) be? 20' 25' 50' ? How long should I keep this watering system going? One year? two? three? |
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That does not sound like a good situation. Planting a 10ft tree even of flat land is not any easy task, I can't imagine trying to do that on a hill. If 1/2 the rootball is exposed on the slope side, the tree is going to die. That mound up dirt will wash down the hill after a couple of rain storms, when the roots hit the air, those trees are toast. Maybe a picture would help, but if it looks like what I am imagining, you really would need some sort of retainer walls to house these rootballs... a 10ft tree should have had an enormous root ball if it was dug correctly (assuming b&b) at that size. If they didn't need a machine to put it in place it sounds like the rootball must have been slaughtered before it was even planted.. In the future, if you are planting on a slope, it makes more sense to start small, so the trees roots can grow down into the slope. At 10 ft, a proper planting would mean the tree should be pointing strait out of the hill at an angle, as it was never training to grow into the hill... |
Here is the photo which mirrors the other two trees condition as well. There seems to be plenty of soil heaped around the rootball. |
I guess this is why they say a picture is worth a thousand words... That slope is nothing, I was picturing something very steep when you said that half the rootball was exposed on the lower side.... At this point, I say leave them where they are. The whole should have been dug twice as wide, but it is what it is.. GG's are pretty indestructable, so you should be ok. I would get some mulch around the base of those trees (leave a couple inches of space near the trunk), but 3ft alll around should be mulched with a couple inches of mulch. That will also help prevent the dirt from washing away and water retention. GG's are tough to over water, so be generous, especially given their size. But do keep tabs on the moister by sticking your finger into the ground to the second knuckle and checking periodically. If dry, water, if not, leave them alone. They look like nice trees. 10ft is very large, most of us typically only plant 1-3 gallon offerings at most. Best of luck |
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This post was edited by DonK69 on Sat, May 17, 14 at 13:56
Thanks SC77, the mulch was ordered with the trees and will arrive this coming week. Someone suggested that since I do not have an inground watering system in place, that running a water hose 100' over the yard to set up the soaker in-line system (trees are 40 feet apart - each with a soaker hose coiled around trunk/ root ball and connected to the next tree's soaker by a 50' connector hose ... for all three trees) is not practicable; that I should use five gallon buckets with holes in the bottom to water them (5 gal a day per tree) as being sufficient. If the bucket system would work, great! How long do I keep watering the tree on a daily basis? Until Fall? One year? If bucket won't work how about the soaker system? I posted some questions about the soaker system in my first posting. Any comments or recommendations? I really want to do this right without overkill or losing my investment in these trees. Thanks! |
- Posted by gardener365 IL 5b (My Page) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 5:58
That's a nice planting job! (2) 5-gal buckets on each side is ideal... assuming they won't fall over, or, (4) other-sized buckets on each side (2-gal? - I'm thinking the buckets with a handle that are apprx. 15" x 15") Drill a 1/8" hole while you're standing there at the tree so the water if at all possible can drip about 6" - 8" away from the trunk(s). Add a large rock or a few bricks to each bucket while you're figuring this out. Once a week is enough. If during summer & temps are 90's - 100 for an entire week, go ahead and water twice. Just check the soil with your index finger to the knuckle to check if it's necessary & so nobody on here tells ME, lol, to not over-water. LOL My mama always said about watering: 'it (water) will just keep going down.' Dax |
Thanks Dax, I will pick up those buckets and return the hoses. Don |
- Posted by gardener365 IL 5b (My Page) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 9:58
glad to. Dax |
- Posted by fairfield8619 Zone 8 NW LA (My Page) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 11:56
Are you sure that is a 10% slope? I have a 8-9% slope and mine seems much more extreme. That was what the Soil Web survey said and then I calculated it myself and came out with 10%, so pretty close. Pics can be very deceiving though, how did you come up with the 10%? |
- Posted by mikebotann 8a SE of Seattle (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, May 18, 14 at 14:41
Is that 10% or 10 degrees from level? Stupid question, I know. Mike |
Sorry, that was suppose to be 10 degree not 10%. Whether or not that is correct I'm not sure, that is what was estimated by the landscaper. I purchased the 5 gal buckets, now I'm trying to decide whether a slower water drain time from the bucket (example 3 hr drain time = smaller hole drilled in it) versus quicker (30 min drain time) is better. any thoughts on this, or am I overthinking this? Thanks, |
- Posted by gardener365 IL 5b (My Page) on Tue, May 20, 14 at 7:14
30 minutes is fine. Dax |
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After going through a butterfly drought for the last few weeks, an ELF Fritillary showed up today. I was on the mower and assumed it was a Gulf Fritillary. She laid several eggs but I didn't see any on the tendrils, they were on the leaves. Anyway, it was the first Frit of the year and a welcome sight as I've seen nothing for a while. |
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- Posted by misssherry Z8/9SE MS (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 8:04
That egg looks white, Rick, like a variegated frit egg. They don't lay their eggs on tendrils, just in the leaves. Congrats, congrats! I haven't seen either a variegated or gulf frit. Sherry |
I hope it is a Varigated Fritillary, I've never seen one. She seemed to like the new p. Incarnata that was popping up and the eggs were white. |
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Congratulations on luring them in. I wish I could send you some of my gulf frits butterflies right now--several sudden 100+ degree heat waves have cause all of the spring leaves to completely collapse on my large vines. The butterflies are being lured in by the vine, but then there is no decent foliage for them to lay eggs on. :( I cannot buy replacements, because the nursery plants will have been sprayed. They will just have to wait for the vines to leaf out again. The few seedlings in the area are only 1' tall. I had to laugh a bit about the butterflies not laying eggs on the tendrils--I have had gulf frits miss leaves and tendrils, and plant the eggs on the block wall. Close enough for the youngsters, I guess. |
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9SE MS (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 17:52
Same here, gulf frits frequently lay their eggs on the fence that supports my passionvines! :/ I wish you could send me some of those frits - my vines are growing all over everything! Sherry |
Wow! Lucky lucky lucky you Rick! I am just pining away here in GA for some Variegated Frit eggs. My Passionvine is just getting up the fence now. The only Fritillary I have seen so far this year is a Great Spangled. You know, last year, I didn't have one single Gulf egg or cat. I hope this year is different.~~Angie |
- Posted by dragonflydee Z8AL (My Page) on Sat, Jun 7, 14 at 18:45
Yes It is I think it is a Variegated Because one has been hanging out The Gulf Frittilaries will come later. DD |
- Posted by misssherry Z8/9SE MS (My Page) on Mon, Jun 9, 14 at 15:02
I saw a variegated fritillary flying through my garden today. It stopped at some violets, so it may have laid some eggs, but I haven't found any. I usually just go to the garden one day and find a few late instar VFs. It was good to see some type of fritillary! Sherry |
- Posted by little_bee 10b (My Page) on Tue, Jun 10, 14 at 19:30
What kind of plant is that? |
Passiflora Incarnata |
Looks like a Variegated Fritillary to me. Of the eggs laid, ants and wasps got all but 2. I found 2 cats and put them in a cage and one disappeared. This is the lone survivor. |
Rickinla, what does "ELF" stand for? Thank you. Congratulations on the precious eggs and caterpillars! I heard they can sadly be cannibalistic. |
Egg laying female. I've not noticed any cannibalism amongst the cats but everything else eats them. |
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Thats it exactly.....<quoted text>The reason it is easy to get a gun is because gun ownership is your right in the constitution. The only thing that would have reduced the number of people killed in all of these mass shooting is one or more people who are armed.500,000 people in Texas have concealed carry and we are safer for it. If criminals are going to have guns even though it is illegal to do so I want good people armed and able to fight back
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Camp first test for Steelers rookies
By Scott Brown
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Steelers offensive tackle Tony Hills asked veteran players his share of questions during offseason practices. He also inquired about training camp, which opens today when the players officially report to St. Vincent College.
"They've pretty much been telling me it's going to be a grind," Hills said last month.
Indeed, Hills will find out soon enough that training camp is about as far from summer camp as Latrobe is from Latvia.
The grind includes dealing with, in no particular order, constant fatigue as well as aches and pains, pressure that can be as stifling as the August heat and humidity and a roommate in cramped living quarters.
There is no official list detailing what first-year players such as Hills should and shouldn't do over the next three weeks. But rookies only have to seek out the players that are not far removed from their initial training camp if they are in need of a little guidance.
"Get all the sleep possible," second-year outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley said he would tell the rookies. "Study your playbook. Listen, ask any questions. No question is a dumb question."
One question rookies should not ask: whether they belong in camp.
That may be easier said than done considering they are sharing playing fields, meeting rooms and a dining hall with established NFL players and may find themselves a little bit in awe.
But, as third-year offensive tackle Willie Colon said, "Don't back down, no matter who is in front of your face, always show them that you're meant to be here and play hard."
Colon did not back down when he was a rookie.
He mixed it up with Clark Haggans after the veteran linebacker ripped off Colon's helmet during a blocking drill. The two had to be separated and their skirmish went down as one of the more memorable moments of the Steelers' 2006 training camp.
"I was just trying to establish my dominance and tell them that I'm not a weak link," Colon said. "They smell a weak link and they're going to get after you."
While standing up to veterans on the playing field is a good thing, steering clear of them away from it is apparently not such a bad idea either.
The reason: most veterans do not have to spend nearly as much time studying their playbooks as rookies do.
"You see a lot of players in their free time kind of messing around or doing this and that, playing cards or whatever, but they can afford to do that because they know everything," second-year tight end Matt Spaeth said. "As a rookie, there's so much more to learn, and I'd say avoid all that and just stay in your playbook."
"Don't do what the veterans do," said veteran defensive end Aaron Smith. "You're hanging out with a vet and they might not have to study when you should be studying."
Ultimately, rookies can help themselves most during training camp by applying common sense to whatever decisions they make.
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The Gowland Pocket View is also available in a 6x9cm format, which is the same as some Graflex cameras. If you have a 21/4x31/4 film and holders, or a special roll film holder to fit the smaller Graflex cameras, this is a way to have a lighter camera yet still retain the same format. If you have a roll film back for 4x5, you should get the 4x5 Pocket View instead.
In the photographs of the 6x9cm Pocket View above, you can see what we mean by V/H or vertical / horizontal in Pocket View terms. On the left is vertical, on the right is horizontal. Most, but not all Pocket View cameras have the V/H option. Be sure to ask about this and other options when you order your camera. Custom versions may be available from parts because most Pocket View cameras share common components.
All models feature full front moves including rise, fall, shift and swing. Every model comes with high quality Gowland ground glass and focus panel, which can be positioned for vertical or horizontal compositions. Parts in stock to make up all listed models to your order. Allen wrench and your choice of one lens board included with camera. Pocket View customers may select either a regular or a bag bellows for the same price.
4x5 Front Standard upgrade to allow use of Horseman, Mamiya, Linhof, Wista and Toyo lensboards
All prices shown in U.S. Dollars Shipping and Sales Taxes not included in prices
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Gowland Pocket View cameras can be ordered with various options. If you prefer solid rear base tilts without rear swings, you can order the Gowland Tilt Back Pocket View shown below.
8 x 10 "Lite" - $1,550
4.5lbs, with 3/4 rods
5lbs with 1" rods
8x10 All Moves View - $1,390
GOWLAND AERIAL CAMERAS Finally, a way to get unusual angles and action with a large format camera! Models available in formats from 4x5 through 8x10. Note: handle styles may vary from pictures.
Gowland Aerial and Aerial-Scenic model cameras are all lightweight, sturdy action oriented cameras that get the job done when there is no time to fumble. Why convert an old 50 pound surplus job when you could have a 5 pound camera that really works? These cameras are simple - just add the lens and you're ready to shoot.
As with other Gowland cameras, models may be configured with various options. All parts are in-stock and ready to make with your order so that it is easy to select just the right set of features.
On the left is the 5x7 aerial model, with semi-fixed focus and deluxe fold down wire frame finder. Semi-fixed focus models have four fine focus adjustment screws. Most models accept the Gowland focus tube, which allows extended focus range. If you are fortunate enough to have a Graphic XL focus mount or other helical mount, Peter can fit it to your new Gowland aerial camera in most cases.
The Deluxe Gowland Aerial 4x5 ( shown on right ) can be built to accept lenses between 135 and 210mm upon request. It includes a cable release grip and the Gowland focus tube. Weighing in at under 5 pounds, it focuses from 4 feet to infinity with a 150mm lens. It is the perfect balance between light weight, proper ergonomics for air-to-air or chase vehicle shooting and simplicity.
When fitted with a Grafmatic back ( not supplied ), it becomes a 4x5 action "six shooter". When not doing aerial photography, the unusual angles and chance moments of street photography or outdoor figure studies are now easy to get. Pre-set your focus, then move the camera to the right distance and you're all set.
Just because there is an action sports finder doesn't stop you from using the ground glass ( included ) to ensure the most accurate focus. Be sure to specify your lens, and also whether you will be shooting with infrared film, as you may wish to have a less than normal infinity focus distance between the lens and film plane.
The Gowland 4x5 Aerial Standard is our least expensive model (shown on left ), At $925, it's hard to pass up.If you want to build your own, you'll spend more than that on the focus panel, materials and your time ( if you pay yourself at least five bucks an hour ). Because it is so inexpensive and simple, you won't have to worry about it getting dirty or wet - you can just clean it off later. It features the same back as the other cameras, however the grips are positioned differently. Horizontal grips enable you to form a triangle with your elbows while sitting on the seat of a helicopter, facing out the door ( do that at your own risk! ).
If 4x5 and 5x7 are too small to fit your style, you can order an 8x10 version for a very modest price. Call for pricing and options on the 8x10, as some parts will have to be made at the time of order.
Every camera is a unique work of art, hand-built by Peter Gowland.
The aerial cameras don't come up often on the auction sites. As of January 2006, there are still many parts remaining, however if you want one of these, you should get your order in right away. When the parts are finally gone, no more will be built.
The Gowland 8x10 Aerial is the ultimate point and shoot large format camera. If you can get a Graphic XL focus mount in good working order, we will fit it at no extra charge. Most people will appreciate the value of the Gowland focus tube instead, as we have them in stock. Graphic XL focus installation shown on right.
While designed initially as an aerial camera, the adjustable side grips swivel to accommodate other types of shooting. If you've ever wanted to capture unique points of view in large format, this is just the camera to have.
You can shoot hand-held or with your favorite tripod. A 1/4-20 threaded hole is in the bottom. If you like, you may unscrew the 1/4-20 bolts on the handles for additional mount points. Handles rotate for optimal position.
Unlike most point and shoot 8x10 cameras, this one accepts a 300mm lens for a normal angle of view instead of super wide. Built to order - please specify your lens at time of purchase.
8x10 Gowland Aerial Current Model It weighs about 8 pounds with lens and film holder, the same as a Canon 1DMKII with a 24-70 L lens. Instead of an 8 or 16MP image, how about a 350 megapixel camera instead?Just shoot some 8x10 and scan it at a low resolution.
Shown on left is the 2006 Edition Gowland Aerial 8x10 camera with fold-down sport finder and Gowland threaded focus tube, which rotates to enable focus from about 50 feet to infinity with a Nikkor 300mm f9 lens ( not included ).
To take solid, tack-sharp photographs at night, you can pre-focus the camera to the desired subject range using the high quality Gowland ground glass included on the back of the camera. After that, simply stabilize the camera using a bean bag or small tripod and then use the sport finder to ensure proper framing. It's so simple to make fantastic quality 8x10 negatives and slides this way.
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Gowland Folding Sport Finder - $100.00 This handy sports finder comes with the 8x10 aerial, however it is available as a separate component. You can add this to any Gowland 4x5, 5x7 or 8x10 or even use on your existing camera with a hot shoe.
As with most Gowland camera parts, construction is all-aluminum with black anodized coating. Specify normal or long focal length.
Gowland Optical Finder Designed for wider angle lenses than the Gowland folding sport finder, the Gowland optical finder allows hand-held shooting of larger format cameras. Separate format masks may be used to make the finder more versatile.In addition to an on-camera finder, one may simply carry the finder around while scouting to help visualize the best possible locations and compositions. Attaches to hot shoe.
Need a viewing hood for your Graflex? Do you have a Gowlandflex without a hood?
While supplies last, you can order any Gowland viewing hood separately. Prices are shown above with the Gowlandflex Twin Film cameras.
Gowland hoods are available in "chimney" style for classic Gowlandflex cameras or reflex. The reflex style has a built-in mirror. Either hood may be ordered with a magnifying insert and eyeglass notches as desired.
Adapters for various 4x5 cameras available.
Gowland's most popular camera, the 4x5, 30th anniversary model is lighter weight, all metal, black anodized. It uses matched lenses in shutter from 180mm to 300mm. With the 180mm it focuses down to 18", 210mm 28", 240mm 39". The camera alone weighs 5 lbs. Its back takes all film sizes up to 4x5.
This camera can be used horizontally or vertically. Viewing can be from the top with vertical hood or from the back or side with the reflex hood. It has the distinction of being purchased by the FBI, Army, Navy, Polaroid, Eastman Kodak, Playboy, Annie Liebovitz, Yousuif Karsh, Phillipe Halsman, Dennis Manarchy, John Huet, Arthur Grace, David Raccuglia, Arthur Elgort, and Mark Laita.
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Nov. 3 9:02 AM PT10:02 AM MT11:02 AM CT12:02 PM ET12:02 ET17:02 GMT1:02 10:02 AM MST12:02 PM EST12:32 PM VEN21:02 UAE11:02 AM CT-The Royals extended a $15.3 million qualifying offer Monday to Shields, which assures Kansas City of draft pick compensation if its staff ace signs a major league contract with another team before June 8. Analysis: Shields has until Nov. 10 to accept, and it is expected he will not. In the past two years, none of the 22 free agents given qualifying offers have accepted. Kansas City has expressed interest in re-signing Shields, who helped the Royals reach the playoffs for the first time in 29 years and win the AL pennant. |
Oct. 22 2:26 PM PT3:26 PM MT4:26 PM CT5:26 PM ET17:26 ET21:26 GMT5:26 2:26 PM MST4:26 PM EST4:56 PM VEN1:26 UAE (+1)4:26 PM CT-Shields recorded just nine outs in Tuesday's World Series opener, a 7-1 home loss to San Francisco. Analysis: "Big Game James" has hardly lived up to his nickname in the postseason. He's 3-5 with a 5.74 ERA in 10 career starts there and is 1-1 with a 7.11 ERA in four playoff starts this year. He was charged with five runs and seven hits while throwing 71 pitches Tuesday. |
Sep. 26 7:46 AM PT8:46 AM MT9:46 AM CT10:46 AM ET10:46 ET14:46 GMT22:46 7:46 AM MST9:46 AM EST10:16 AM VEN18:46 UAE9:46 AM CT-Shields did not get a decision as the Royals put themselves on the verge of a playoff spot with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night. Analysis: Shields allowed three runs and five hits, including a two-run homer. His next start will be in the postseason, assuming the Royals do not somehow collapse and choke. |
Sep. 21 5:37 PM PT6:37 PM MT7:37 PM CT8:37 PM ET20:37 ET0:37 GMT8:37 5:37 PM MST7:37 PM EST8:07 PM VEN4:37 UAE (+1)7:37 PM CT-Shields lost for the first time in five starts Saturday, giving up three runs over 6 2-3 innings of a 3-2 loss to Detroit. Analysis: Shields still owns an impressive 1.75 ERA over his last five contests. |
Sep. 6 3:04 PM PT4:04 PM MT5:04 PM CT6:04 PM ET18:04 ET22:04 GMT6:04 3:04 PM MST5:04 PM EST5:34 PM VEN2:04 UAE (+1)5:04 PM CT-Shields surrendered just three hits in 8 1-3 innings of Saturday's 1-0 win over the Yankees. Analysis: He's won 13 games in five straight seasons and reached 200 innings in eight. More importantly for the AL Central-leading Royals, he's posted a 0.59 ERA and .148 opponents' average over his last two starts. |
Aug. 10 2:04 PM PT3:04 PM MT4:04 PM CT5:04 PM ET17:04 ET21:04 GMT5:04 2:04 PM MST4:04 PM EST4:34 PM VEN1:04 UAE (+1)4:04 PM CT-Shields allowed four hits in a complete-game 5-0 win over visiting San Francisco on Saturday. Analysis: Shields has gone 3-2 with a 1.63 ERA over his last seven starts. |
Aug. 4 2:43 PM PT3:43 PM MT4:43 PM CT5:43 PM ET17:43 ET21:43 GMT5:43 2:43 PM MST4:43 PM EST5:13 PM VEN1:43 UAE (+1)4:43 PM CT-Shields reached the 10-win plateau for the eighth straight season Sunday, limiting Oakland to two runs over eight innings in a 4-2 victory. Analysis: Shields has been rock solid in his last six starts, giving up just nine earned runs in 40 2-3 innings. |
July 30 3:19 PM PT4:19 PM MT5:19 PM CT6:19 PM ET18:19 ET22:19 GMT6:19 3:19 PM MST5:19 PM EST5:49 PM VEN2:19 UAE (+1)5:19 PM CT-Shields lost for the third time in his last four decisions despite allowing just two runs - one earned - over six innings in a 2-1 defeat to Minnesota on Tuesday. Analysis: Shields is only 1-2 in his last five starts despite a 1.93 ERA, though he wasn't necessarily deserving of a win Tuesday considering he issued a season high-matching four walks. |
July 24 1:30 PM PT2:30 PM MT3:30 PM CT4:30 PM ET16:30 ET20:30 GMT4:30 1:30 PM MST3:30 PM EST4:00 PM VEN0:30 UAE (+1)3:30 PM CT-Shields was magnificent Wednesday. Analysis: Shields allowed six hits in seven innings and walked one batter and struck out seven. "I just try to go out there every five days and pitch my game no matter where I'm at," Shields said. He faces the Twins next. |
July 13 11:15 AM PT12:15 PM MT1:15 PM CT2:15 PM ET14:15 ET18:15 GMT2:15 11:15 AM MST1:15 PM EST1:45 PM VEN22:15 UAE1:15 PM CT-Shields was outdueled by Detroit's Rick Porcello in a 5-1 loss Saturday. Analysis: Shields (9-5, 3.65 ERA) went seven innings and allowed two runs and seven hits. He struck out eight and walked none while throwing 121 pitches. Shields has given up a combined two runs in his last two starts, spanning 14 innings, after going 0-1 with a 6.16 ERA in his previous three. |
July 8 3:09 PM PT4:09 PM MT5:09 PM CT6:09 PM ET18:09 ET22:09 GMT6:09 3:09 PM MST5:09 PM EST5:39 PM VEN2:09 UAE (+1)5:09 PM CT-Shields sparkled in his return to the stadium where he earned a living for the first seven seasons of his career, limiting the Tampa Bay Rays to three hits and striking out 10 in seven innings to help the Royals beat his former team 6-0 on Monday night. Analysis: Shields faces the Tigers this weekend but he made sure he enjoyed this special moment. "There's so many memories. I've thrown some shutouts here and I've also thrown some champagne on the field," the 32-year-old said. "The fans were great tonight to me, welcoming me back, and that's always a great feeling." |
June 9 11:10 AM PT12:10 PM MT1:10 PM CT2:10 PM ET14:10 ET18:10 GMT2:10 11:10 AM MST1:10 PM EST1:40 PM VEN22:10 UAE1:10 PM CT-Shields earned his seventh win, allowing no earned runs with eight strikeouts over six innings in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Yankees. Analysis: Shields had surrendered 17 runs and 26 hits - seven home runs - over 18 1-3 innings in his previous three outings. |
May 14 11:55 AM PT12:55 PM MT1:55 PM CT2:55 PM ET14:55 ET18:55 GMT2:55 11:55 AM MST1:55 PM EST2:25 PM VEN22:55 UAE1:55 PM CT-Shields allowed a run on five hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings and earned the win in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over Colorado. Analysis: Kansas City's No. 1 has won consecutive starts, in which he's surrendered just a run in 14 innings after being roughed up for seven earned in his previous start. |
May 8 1:24 PM PT2:24 PM MT3:24 PM CT4:24 PM ET16:24 ET20:24 GMT4:24 1:24 PM MST3:24 PM EST3:54 PM VEN0:24 UAE (+1)3:24 PM CT-Shields earned his fourth win in five starts Wednesday at San Diego, throwing seven shutout innings. Analysis: Shields, who lowered his ERA to 2.70, gave up seven hits, bouncing back nicely from his previous start when he gave up seven earned runs against Detroit. |
May 3 1:53 PM PT2:53 PM MT3:53 PM CT4:53 PM ET16:53 ET20:53 GMT4:53 1:53 PM MST3:53 PM EST4:23 PM VEN0:53 UAE (+1)3:53 PM CT-Shields was far from effective Friday in a loss to the Tigers. Analysis: Shields allowed eight runs - seven of them earned - on 12 hits, a walk and a hit batter in 6 1-3 innings. It was the worst outing for the Royals ace since last September, when Shields allowed 10 runs in another lousy start against the Tigers. "I threw some good pitches," he said. |
Apr. 28 2:49 PM PT3:49 PM MT4:49 PM CT5:49 PM ET17:49 ET21:49 GMT5:49 2:49 PM MST4:49 PM EST5:19 PM VEN1:49 UAE (+1)4:49 PM CT-Shields recorded his third straight victory on Sunday against Baltimore. Analysis: Shields limited the Orioles to two runs and three hits - including a Nelson Cruz homer which accounted for both runs against him - over seven innings. He appears to have settled in with a 2.03 ERA through six starts. |
Apr. 23 10:38 AM PT11:38 AM MT12:38 PM CT1:38 PM ET13:38 ET17:38 GMT1:38 10:38 AM MST12:38 PM EST1:08 PM VEN21:38 UAE12:38 PM CT-Shields allowed two runs in six innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. Analysis: Shields (2-2) struck out nine while winning his second straight start. He's allowed one earned run in four consecutive outings and has a combined 21 strikeouts in his last two. |
Apr. 18 2:09 PM PT3:09 PM MT4:09 PM CT5:09 PM ET17:09 ET21:09 GMT5:09 2:09 PM MST4:09 PM EST4:39 PM VEN1:09 UAE (+1)4:09 PM CT-Shields struck out a season-high 12 in eight innings and the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 5-1 win on Thursday night. Analysis: Shields (1-2, 2.00 ERA) gave up one run and four singles. He struck out seven straight batters in the late innings. |
Apr. 13 9:29 AM PT10:29 AM MT11:29 AM CT12:29 PM ET12:29 ET16:29 GMT0:29 9:29 AM MST11:29 AM EST11:59 AM VEN20:29 UAE11:29 AM CT-Shields was far from effective Saturday in a loss to the Twins, although terrible defense hurt him the most. Analysis: Shields yielded seven runs - one earned - in 5 2-3 innings. He gave up six hits and walked three while striking out five. He faces the Twins again in his next outing. |
Apr. 7 12:31 PM PT1:31 PM MT2:31 PM CT3:31 PM ET15:31 ET19:31 GMT3:31 12:31 PM MST2:31 PM EST3:01 PM VEN23:31 UAE2:31 PM CT-Shields suffered a 5-1 loss to the ChiSox on Sunday. Analysis: Shields gave up a run on five hits, striking out six, walking none and hitting two batters in seven innings. He was outdueled by fantasy superstar Chris Sale. |
Mar. 15 8:48 PM PT9:48 PM MT10:48 PM CT11:48 PM ET23:48 ET3:48 GMT11:48 8:48 PM MST10:48 PM EST11:18 PM VEN7:48 UAE (+1)9:48 PM CT-Shields, who will start Kansas City's season opener on March 31 at Detroit, allowed one infield single and struck out 10 in six scoreless innings, as the Royals lost to a Chicago Cubs split squad 6-5 on Saturday. Analysis: Shields is 2-0 with a 0.61 ERA, allowing one run and seven hits, striking out 18 and walking none in 14 2-3 innings, in four exhibition starts. "I felt really good out there," Shields said. |


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King County home sales edge up in June as lower prices lure first-time buyers
King County's June home prices were down compared with June 2007 but show signs of rising more recently.
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Although Puget Sound-area home sales are still far below year-ago volumes, they inched up last month, thanks to buyers like Ian Hoyt.
A first-timer, Hoyt joined 2,549 others who made successful offers on King County homes in June, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
Last month's sales also continued a depressed price trend, with houses in the county selling for 4.3 percent less than in June 2007, although they are showing signs of rebounding.
But it wasn't just prices that convinced Hoyt, a 20-year-old landscaper, that June was the right time to buy a three-bedroom North Seattle town house. It was the comparison with renting.
"Rents are so high, so I did the math," Hoyt said. "Paying a mortgage is in the same ballpark."
Others, apparently, are doing the math and also trying to beat rising mortgage rates, because some agents report increased sales activity from first-time buyers.
Windermere Real Estate's Tim Lenihan sold homes to three market novices in one week last month. Hoyt was one of them.
Another was a single man whose purchase of a condo conversion included a price concession, new granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances.
The third, a young couple, got the seller to pay their closing costs and put a new roof on the four-bedroom house.
"In the spring, everyone was so scared of what was going on," Lenihan says of first-time buyers.
But changes in the government-sponsored Federal Housing Administration mortgage program — making it easier for first-timers to get loans — plus a softening of sellers' attitudes, have persuaded them to move past uncertainty, Lenihan says.
Those who do are finding plentiful choices, although not as plentiful as they had been.
For example, 29 percent more houses and condos were for sale last month than in the previous June.
In May, there were 47 percent more properties on the market than in May 2007, Multiple Listing Service numbers show.
Last month, the county had a 5.9-month supply of homes for sale. A six-month supply is considered a balanced market, favoring neither buyers nor sellers.
While King County's single-family home prices were down last month compared with a year earlier, they were up almost $10,000 from May, to a median $449,700.
That's the highest they've been dating back to September, when the median was $450,000.
Overall in King County, the median condo price was up from May and the previous June, reaching a median $295,000 last month. (Median is the midpoint, meaning half the properties sold for more; half for less.) But prices on the Eastside dropped sharply.
Agents say that rise still reflects a decrease over sellers' asking prices.
In some cases, that's given rise to a new phenomenon: multiple offers below asking price.
Vija Williams, a John L. Scott associate broker, started seeing them a few months ago. One home she sold drew multiple offers around the $495,000 range. It was listed for $509,000.
"The price ended up settling around $502,000 to $503,000," Williams said. "Over the past six months, I've spoken with plenty of agents who have had multiple offers like this."
Counseling sellers, Williams tells them that ultimately the market sets the price for any house, and "when you're getting multiple offers below listing, you have to listen."
One Ballard seller is dealing with that issue now.
"I definitely expect to get an offer below list," the seller says.
He says he got one offer "that was laughable."
"I understand the buyers' side of things," he said. "It's scary to think you could buy, and the house will lose another 10 percent."
But he thinks many buyers don't realize "the reduced value is already priced into the list price," and sellers aren't asking top dollar from the start.
John L. Scott agent Michael Orbino counsels sellers that even an uptick in mortgage rates could wash out any sticker-price savings.
Mortgage rates have been increasing in recent weeks, although they settled slightly down last week to 6.35 percent for a 30-year fixed-rate loan.
Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties all saw single-family-home prices decline last month compared with the previous June.
Snohomish County house prices were down 9 percent to $347,344. Condo prices slipped 3 percent to $245,975.
Pierce County house prices dropped 6.6 percent to $265,000, while Kitsap County experienced the biggest drop — 12 percent — to $267,450.
First-time buyer Hoyt says he's unconcerned about future price declines. He saved intensively for his first home and got help from his parents.
That and an FHA loan allowed him to buy his 3-year-old town home for slightly more than $300,000.
"The money will come back to me [in appreciation]," Hoyt said. He intends to live in his town home for many years, happy he's not paying rent to live in a place he doesn't own.
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JORDAN/EGYPT/PNA/US/ISRAEL - Erekat: Jordan, Egypt to play active role in peace talks
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Published today (updated) 24/08/2010 15:43
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Jordan and Egypt will participate "actively and
forcefully" in direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, chief
PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday.
Speaking to Ma'an radio, Erekat affirmed reports on Israel Radio that
Jordan will contribute to issues on borders and security.
He says the negotiations set to begin on 2 September will focus on
final-status issues such as security, borders and Jerusalem.
Since Ehud Olmert's premiership, Egypt and Jordan have played pivotal
roles in coordinating all issues related to negotiations, Erekat said.
"Ita**s like the borders are theirs, Jerusalem is their Jerusalem, and as
if the refugees are their cause so they will have a decisive word," the
negotiator said, praising both countries' decision to attend the talks.
Jordan's King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak accepted
days earlier US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's invitation to a peace
summit in Washington to relaunch negotiations.
The leaders will meet privately with US President Barack Obama ahead of a
dinner on 1 September with Quartet envoy Tony Blair, President Mahmoud
Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Erekat rebuffed reports in Egyptian daily Ash-Shurouk that the US had not
informed Palestinians of the agenda. Erekat said he and Palestinian
officials were made aware of the agenda, on which they agreed.
Issues to be discussed during the summit were set out by the Quartet and
include a 12-month deadline to reach a peace agreement, he said warning
that if Israel rejects the agenda put forward during the US summit, "it
will have decided to close the door on negotiations."
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3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and create five new questions for the people you tag to answer.
4.You have to choose 10 people to tag and post their icons on your journal.
5. No tag backs.
6. No stuff in the tagging section about "You're tagged if you're reading this". You legitimately have to tag 10 people.
Things about me...
1. I love playing videogames
2. I enjoy my work, as long as I don't have to do customer service
3. My colleagues (that are around my age) and me often gush over the newest games that come out
4. I love teaching and explaining things to other people
5. Sometimes I have an easier time reading enlish texts than german ones
Mizu's questions:
1. Who is your fav. Anime / Game character at the moment?
That's a hard question... but right now it's probably Ludger Kresnik from Tales of Xillia 2. Even if he doesn't talk, you can see what kind of character he is. How he cares for his friends, especially Elle, and helps them with their problems.
2. What do you think of youtube, facebook and google?
Well, I use youtube for my music needs mostly. And I nearly post nothing on facebook, but I like to look at the posts from friends, I guess. Google's a great search machine, and I have google+, but I hardly use that account...
3. What are you afraid of?
Being alone and being a nuisance to the people around me
4. If there would be war, what would you do? Would you hide or fight or something else?
I don't really know, what I would do, honestly.
5. What do you support the most?
Probably equality (stale answer, I know). Everyone should be able to live how they want, as long it doesn't hurt anyone else. That's what I believe, at least...
My questions:
1. If you could learn one language over night, what would it be?
2. What shows are you watching at the moment?
3. Are you an indoors or outdoors person?
4. Which country would you like to visit?
5. Are you happy with your life, or would you like to change some things in it?
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Having just plotted out how it plans to return to profitability, Opel has announced it will show off a new alternative propulsion vehicle at the Geneva auto show.
Not much is known about the car -- even its name is still a secret -- but it will almost certainly employ the Voltec powertain found in the Chevrolet Volt, as well as the Opel Ampera and Cadillac Converj. The concept's grille not only specifically spells out "VOLTEC," but the emblem has an electronic circuit design and the pattern of the charging outlet found on the Volt, strongly suggesting the hybrid powertrain. An opening in the grille also suggests a need for cooling, meaning there is an internal combustion engine under the hood as found in the Volt. General Motors has often said it hopes to base more models on the Volt as a way of driving down the cost of the technology.
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The majority of online games that I play are first-person shooters (only with certain people/clans, mind you). I've played an MMORPG (Phantasy Star Online) before, but got bored with it after awhile.
So in other words... girl gamers are not always what you assume they are
Talked to Ambigore on AIM yesterday (mainly to see if he had any info about the domain registrar login). Looking back on our conversation, I get the sense that he was smiling (kindly) at the mess I'd gotten myself into...
More to come...
The server seemed to be a bit slow when I logged on, but not horrendously so. I'm currently copying over the entire site to my hard drive, and it's been going for about half an hour now, if not longer. After everything is copied, I'm going to check out the log file, which has apparently grown to a gargantuan size (794102645 bytes... DAMN!).
What I'm mainly looking for here are the bandwidth requirements. I'm thinking of hosting the Citadel on my own account (for various reasons), but I need to see how much juice it requires on a monthly basis. I also want to see what it currently has for
In any case, the Citadel is being overhauled-- the three (or more) year-old HTML is being chucked for a new, streamlined, dynamic format that requires CGI, PHP, CSS, and a host of other acronyms in addition to the aformentioned HTML. I've also done a new design to go along with all of this, using images from Advent Children. Needless to say, I have a lot of work ahead of me.
I've already started with some of the reworking: aside from the main templates (which probably still need a bit of tweaking), I looked at the source for some of the current pages in Mozilla, and copied them over to my text editor to make cut-n-paste ready drafts for the new site. Oh my... what a lot of mistakes I found. Add on top of that all of the HTML I'm chucking/altering due to the addition of a stylesheet, not to mention all the missing files (at least thirty of them), and I have quite a job to do.
Heh. I wish. Currently, the Final Fantasy Wiki holds the top spot for "Final Fantasy Wiki", but it doesn't hold the coveted "Final Fantasy" spot. Truth be told, if such a thing happens, I'd like it to occur the honest way... but I'm also intrigued by the wiki itself being one big Google-bomb waiting to happen (as Cy-Dogg has suggested) ^_~
No, the wiki's sandbox had been hit by four links from one of the nigritude ultramarine competitors. I thought it was just plain old spam at the time, and not only edited the page, but banned the IP. When I went into the FTP account to change the revision cache itself, I realized just then what it was... hey, it's that Google optimization thingie I read about on Slashdot! Did I care? Nope. Spam is spam. The source got edited anyway.
EDIT 6/03/04: It's happened again! *edits page*, *bans IP*, *edits source*
Sure, animation jobs have been going overseas for over twenty years now, but as the Korean animation industry has matured (so much so that it pumps out work that rivals much Japanese anime), the inbetweening and coloring gigs are moving to-- you guessed it-- India! Check out AWN's Career Connections if you don't believe me; seems like a whole lot of the studios hiring artists these days are in India (an even greater incentive for one to rely on their own networking skillz and mad connections... if they have them in the first place, that is).
I've already figured out a workaround, but it may be a week or two before I can get the site back up. Stay tuned...
UPDATE (Jan 1): The site's pages are back online, but the front page's counter seems to have been reset, my CGI-bin is AWOL, and there's some serious login issues for various other aspects of the site. In other words, it's not fixed yet, but at least y'all can read fanfics again
UPDATE (Jan 8): I have Plesk access again! I have FTP access again! But strangely enough, all of my email accounts have been wiped out *_* Plesk is also telling me that there are no web_users, despite the fact that all three of the subdomain sites are active, AND the files are accessible via FTP. Oh, and the permissions on some files seem to have been reset -_-
Right now I'm backing up the blog and ClawCo subdomain-- the only two parts of the site I don't have up-to-date, concrete backups of.
UPDATE (Jan 9): Email's working... and all the archived emails are still there. w00t
If all goes well, I'll be moving the site on Sunday.
UPDATE (Jan 11): I backed up a helluva lot of email yesterday and opened a new account with a different (and larger) hosting company this morning. The new nameservers have been indicated in my domain's preferences, and should take effect by tomorrow afternoon. So in short, the site is down again; but at least this time, I have some measure of control over it.
Oh, and in between backups and whatnot, I've been playing Dark Cloud 2. Very good game... I recommend it.
UPDATE (Jan 12): We're back online, baby! Once Claw's subdomain goes up and I have Horde (webmail via IMP being one of the few features from my old host that I really miss), Greymatter, and whatever assorted other scripts set up, I'll be good to go. Hopefully. Keep those digits crossed..
UPDATE (Jan 15): This should be the last update. Two Greymatter folders, one Active Guestbook, and one Horde/IMP installation (thanks again for the help, Cy-Dogg!) later, the site is almost entirely restored, with some new features to boot! The last thing I have to take care of is the matter of a counter, which I'm going to do through a third-party service this time, so I don't lose my numbers again (which were in the five-digit range when the site went down). Now to email my readers and (loose definition of a) staff sometime in the next few days, and let them know that the Blue Shinra Project is BACK!!!
UPDATE (Jan 15): Nope, guess that wasn't the last one. Everything's up and running smoothly, save for the counter (not set up yet) and the webmail (currently exploring options other than Horde/IMP)...
UPDATE (Jan 17): Site's been updated, blog entry's been written, peeps have been emailed, and by some kind of 1337-ish divine intervention, the backups for my hit counter and guestbook have been found, and promptly transferred over to their proper places. For the counter, I ended up with LiveCounter Classic again, as I couldn't find anything better within the limited amount of time I have (ahh well, not a bad counter to have ^_^). And the webmail (Uebimiau this time) is still a little buggy.
Having looked at my domain's logs last night, I found that certain people are still leeching images off of my server, despite whatever polite cease-and-desist messages I've sent them. And on top of that, a particularly large file was being hijacked by a new leecher! I promptly changed the names of the images, edited the related pages, uploaded these new jpgs and html files (while taking any old ones down)... and promptly began searching for information on how I can prevent this from happening again.
So far I've downloaded at least three CGI/Perl scripts, but none of these seem to work (or have the features I want). There's still one that I have to try out, but I'm not keeping my hopes up. On the other hand, there's also
On Monday, I bought a remix album by Puffy (aka Puffy AmiYumi), a popular Japanese pop duo (the album I got was PRMX Turbo-- it's damn good). For my own convenience, I promptly ripped the CD in iTunes. Using the few song titles listed in English, along with my knowledge of some of the Japanese-titled songs, I was able to attach names to most of the tracks, but there were a couple I was missing. I went online and Googled the group's name (with English results only, of course). One of the first links listed in my search was to CDUniverse, an online music store. I checked it out, only to see that PRMX Turbo was listed as being a Puff Daddy album! Out of curiosity, I checked out Puff Daddy's discography on the site, and saw that most of the imports listed were Puffy albums!
I emailed CDUniverse and told them of the error, and got a response from them yesterday. Now, Puffy's albums are in their rightful place, but I shudder to think what would happen if someone had Googled (or Froogled) Puff Daddy in the past and accidentally bought a Puffy CD...
I guess if there's a lesson in this, it's that the internet, as a source of knowledge and information, is very much a work in progress. We need to make sure it can be as reliable and as truthful as can be. Therefore, I say if you see a factual error online, point it out (or, if possible, fix it yourself). The 'net will be a much happier place
In other news, I'm playing the PSX version of FF7. Having only played the PC version before, the differences are stunning. Best differences: the stereo soundtrack that isn't dependant on MIDI drivers, smoother integration between FMV segments and pre-rendered/sprite-based segments, and MUCH smoother battle animations. Worst difference: the PSX version's translation (apparently, Square and Eidos cleaned up the script a bit for the PC port).
I'll be heading off to England on Tuesday (family vacation). The laptop's coming with me, so I won't be computerless, and even though I don't have wifi in the thing, I should still be able to get online (we're staying with family friends who have internet access... don't know the type of connection, though). I probably won't be spending too much time here... just checking my email and stuff.
This was my general reaction on seeing the gameplay movies of this upcoming game (see GameSpy to download 'em). Unfortunately, I doubt that my 733mHz Pentium III would be able to handle such astounding AI w00tness (I'm still coming off of the letdown I felt when I saw the system requirements for Star Wars Galaxies... [sniff sniff]). Hell, I haven't even played the first Half-Life yet... it's gathering dust in a pile of other games I have yet to play ^_^;;;
I bought a new Mac this past weekend, a fact that I've been gushing about to various friends since I've gotten it. It's a 700mHz iBook, a recently discontinued model which I managed to get at a good price (and with extra RAM for free!). Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to mess around with it yet, as I've been busy with tidying up this place and working on that animation piece; by the way, I don't think I'll be doing any more updates to my site until the latter is done (or at least, very near completion). Wish me luck!
The first issue of Wired I ever bought was the June 1997 one, with the "101 Ways to Save Apple" cover story. I had bought the mag at Robin's in Philadelphia-- a great place to get magazines when you're on a budget, as they're all remaindered, and (as such) all 40% off the cover price. Besides Wired, I'd also pick up Res (digital filmmaking mag) and CMYK (a graphic design and illustration mag for college students) during my visits there... but I digress. Anyway, last night I picked up this back issue and started flipping through it, rereading much of the cover story, and skimming the other materials (articles and ads) throughout the rest of the issue. My, how times have changed.
The most timely ads are the one for Apple's Newton Messagepad 2000 (the Newton doesn't exist anymore, plus the layout of the ad is sooo "old Apple"), iomega's Jaz disk (worst iomega product ever; the Jaz is practically nonexistant these days), Silicon Graphics' O2 Workstation (I remember being blown away in 1998 when I saw one of these puppies in action... it was running Maya 1.0. Ahh, memories), and Compaq's Armada 7700 laptop (166 mHz Pentium processor? Were computers really that slow in 1997?).
As for the cover story, Wired recently ran a 10th Anniversary special (April 2003) covering all the hits and misses they've made in past years. Among the hits were four of the suggestions they'd made to Apple in the June 1997 issue. They were: 19. Get rid of the cables and go wireless (they did with AirPort); 50. Give Steve Jobs as much authority as he wants in new product development (which really helped Apple a lot); 59. Build a computer that doesn't crash (the G4); and 98. Testimonials. Create commercials featuring real-life people in situations where buying a Mac (or switching to a Mac) saves the day (the "Switch" campaign).
Looking back on the other suggestions, some of them also seem prophetic: 83. Develop proprietary programs that run only on Macs. Crow about them (they did this with Final Cut Pro, the sweetest editing suite since Avid); 14. Do something creative with the design of the box and separate yourselves from the pack (the iMac, aqua G3, G4, titanium PowerBook, iPod, etc. Unfortunately, there have been a lot of copycats-- Compaq's [?] rip on the new iMac was probably the worst, especially considering their commercial. Compaq's iMac competitor couldn't really hop around like that! Comparitively, in the iMac commercials [with the guy making faces at the computer], there was more of a stop-motion feel... more grounded in reality); 23. Create a new logo (still an apple, but now all shiny and plastic-y and shit. The rainbow scheme has been done away with!).
There are also some ideas that seem unthinkable six years later, the main one being the very first suggestion listed-- "Admit it. You're out of the hardware game." There's a reason Mac hardware is Mac hardware; it has to do with a tight integration between machine and software that you can't get from a PC.
On a related note... from Wired's current issue: DeLong on Apple and the law of increasing returns


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A hernia is a lump or protrusion of an organ (usually the small bowel or fatty material) through a weakness or opening in the muscle wall of the abdomen. It is usually seen as a bulge under the skin.
An inguinal hernia is a hernia that occurs in the groin region. In boys, an inguinal hernia may extend into the scrotum. It affects 1%-5% of full-term babies. It is more common in boys (10%) and in premature babies (7%-30%). Boys are four to eight times more likely than girls to have an inguinal hernia.
In boys, the testes are initially located in the abdomen. Around the seventh month of gestation, the testes migrate down into the scrotum via a passage calledd the inguinal canal. This canal begins to close before birth and is normally completely fused or shut by the first year of life. If this canal does not close completely and the muscles in the wall of the abdomen do not cover the opening well enough, a hernia may develop.
Though less likely, girls can also develop an inguinal hernia. They have a similar but smaller passage.
There is nothing you did or did not do that caused the hernia to develop. The opening in the abdominal wall is present from birth and a hernia may develop at any time. It is usually picked up in newborns or within the first year of life. However, it may go unnoticed for many years. There is no routine treatment of newborns that will prevent the development of a hernia.
Hernias are slightly more common on the right side, but can occur on the left or on both sides.
Hernias are more noticeable during, but they are NOT caused by:
Symptoms may include:
The swelling:
In a simple hernia, the bowel and fatty tissue are able to move freely in and out of the defect. This is described as being reducible. If part of the bowel becomes trapped and cannot return to the abdomen, it is at risk of having its blood supply cut off. This is then irreducible and is described as an incarcerated hernia.
The symptoms of an incarcerated inguinal hernia can include:
Your doctor can usually make the diagnosis based on your description and his/her examination of the groin on both sides. The examination may include feeling the hernia and trying to reduce it. If the hernia is not visible at the time of the visit, your doctor may try to bring it out by pressing lightly on your child's abdomen.
No further tests are usually necessary in a simple hernia.
Once the diagnosis of a hernia is made, surgical repair (a herniotomy) will be performed.
Yes. Surgery is necessary in all cases, even if it is not yet incarcerated. Herniotomy will prevent the hernia from coming back and potentially becoming trapped. Recurrence rates are less than 1% in an uncomplicated hernia. There is NO non-surgical treatment for hernias. If the hernia is detected and corrected early, aside from a small scar, there should be no long term complications.
Even a simple hernia carries a risk because it can become incarcerated. Once a hernia is incarcerated, if it is not treated fairly quickly it can lead to immediate life-threatening events including bowel obstruction, bowel perforation and even death.
Long term complications involving the reproductive organs can occur from delayed or non-treatment. These include the testes in the male and ovaries in the female, both of which can have the blood supply cut off and therefore waste away.
If your child has a hernia on one side only, there is a small possibility of developing a hernia on the other side. Your surgeon will discuss with you the pros and cons of surgery in the unaffected side to prevent hernia development.
There is no right or wrong approach. You can discuss this with your child's surgeon and make decisions based on your preferences and what is common practice at your child's hospital.
It varies depending on the age of your child and the severity of the hernia. The younger your child is, the earlier it should be repaired. In general, an uncomplicated hernia should be fixed as soon as is practical. If the hernia is incarcerated a more urgent operation may be needed.
It will vary depending on the age of your child, the nature of the anaesthetic to be used and whether one or both sides of the groin will be operated on. Your child will usually be away from you for approximately one to two hours.
Hernia repair is usually done under anaesthesia. This will be performed by a specialist paediatric anaesthetist. Anaesthetic can be either general (where your child will be asleep) or spinal (where your child will be completely numb from the chest down during the operation). The decision regarding which type of anaesthetic is used depends on each individual and will be discussed with you.
Supplemental local anaesthetic can also be given either before surgery or at the end during wound closure, to help take away post operation pain.
The operation involves a small cut (one to two centimetres) in the groin at the natural skin crease. The contents of the hernia sac are emptied back into the abdomen and the sac is tied off. The wound is closed with dissolvable sutures that will not need to be removed.
Mesh coverings used in adult hernia repair are generally not required in children.
All wounds heal with a scar. However, becasue the cut is very small (one to two centimetres) and given its position in the lap crease, it will gradually become barely noticeable.
In any surgical procedure, there are risks of anaesthetic side-effects, wound infection and bleeding. The risk of these happening is less than one in one hundred. Complications specific to hernia repair are quite rare. They may include:
Your child will need to fast before surgery. The timing and duration of fasting will vary, depending on whether it is a morning or afternoon procedure. If your child is under six months of age, guidelines will be different for breastfeeding or formula feeding.
You will be sent a letter in the mail a few days before the surgery which will detail the fasting instructions. In the event of an incarceration, surgery needs to be undertaken urgently and the anaesthetist will take extra measures to compensate for lack of fasting.
Hernia repair is usually a day procedure, with your child able to go home afterwards. In some circumstances, your child may need to stay overnight in the hospital for observation. Examples why this might occur include:
After your surgery, you will be given a number to call and some post-operative care guidelines. In general, contact your child's surgeon or the hospital if:
Developed by the RCH Dept of Paediatric Urology. First published April, 2009. Updated November 2010.


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Public is invited to join Relay for Life
May 27, 2014
It may be too late to sign up a new team, but the invitation remains open to the public to join in on all the fun at the annual Relay For Life this Memorial Day weekend.
Mayor Fred Butler will kick off the event at noon May 31, setting in motion 767 participants on 93 teams circling the track at Issaquah High School, raising funds for cancer research.
"We have passed our goal of 90 teams and are well on our way to our goal of raising $300,000 for the American Cancer Society," said event chairwoman Stacy Strickland. "We are currently pacing ahead of this time last year, so we are confident that our Issaquah community will help us reach our goal."
May 27, 2014
Many people came out to celebrate and remember veterans at ceremonies across the area on Memorial Day.
But the men and women who served or died in military service to their country should be remembered and honored all year.
Members of our military are still fighting and dying in remote areas all around the world.
Honor veterans Monday at Memorial Day ceremony
May 25, 2014
NEW — 6 a.m. May 25, 2014
This year's annual Memorial Day ceremony is 10 a.m. May 26 at Hillside Cemetery.
The speaker will be Cmdr. Dave Waggoner. The service will last about 45 minutes, and there will be refreshments after.
The Liberty High School Junior Naval ROTC will do the honor guard and color guard duties. Boy Scout Troop #709 and Cub Scout Pack #639 will also be in attendance to help with programs.
If it rains, the event will be moved to the Issaquah Senior Center, 75 N.E. Creek Way.
Remember fire safety this Memorial Day weekend
May 24, 2014
NEW — Noon May 24, 2014
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is urging people to exercise caution with fire this Memorial Day weekend.
Wildfire season has started here in Washington, and the department has already responded to more than 80 wildfires across the state.
Memorial Day is traditionally associated with the start of summer, and the holiday weekend typically brings more people outdoors.
Remember veterans at annual Memorial Day ceremony May 26
May 20, 2014
This year's annual Memorial Day ceremony is 10 a.m. May 26 at Hillside Cemetery.
The speaker will be Cmdr. Dave Waggoner.
Liberty High School Junior Naval ROTC will do the honor guard and color guard duties.
Send veterans photos, story ideas for Memorial Day section
March 27, 2014
NEW — 6 a.m. March 27, 2014
The Issaquah Press is proud to announce it will print its fifth annual veterans section — Lest We Forget — in the May 21 paper, in time for Memorial Day.
Veterans, we want your photos and information, whether you served in a war or during peacetime. If someone in your family was a veteran, but he or she has passed away, we still want to include him or her.
Lioness seventh-graders bring home hardware
July 10, 2012
A pride of lionesses roared in the desert.
The EBI Lioness team, composed of teenage players all over the Eastside, earned first place at the Reno Jam On It Championship's seventh-grade division in Reno, Nev., in May.
The team, part of AAU competition, "were determined to win it for their coach" Felicia Johnson, an email from one of the team's parents stated.
Johnson fainted while at the tourney, so the team had to play on its own the first two games.
"I don't even remember even having to call a timeout," Johnson said.
Lioness center/forward Kadi Cooke, from Issaquah, agreed.
"It was stressful at first but then all of our teamwork paid off for the team and it was fun at the end," she said.
The team spent a lot of time together off the court, shooting guard Bailey Haner said.
"We went go-karting together, we went on roller-coasters, we ate ice cream a lot," she said. "It was really fun."
All the fun stuff makes the team more cohesive, she added.
The level of competition was all over the place, Johnson said, but it got tough once they reached the semifinals.
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert commemorates fallen on Memorial Day
May 28, 2012
NEW — 8 a.m. May 28, 2012
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert honored veterans and families on Memorial Day, as the Issaquah representative in Congress also highlighted legislative accomplishments for veterans.
"As so many of us settle into this long weekend looking forward to visiting with and enjoying our friends and family, let us pause to remember those Americans who have given us the liberty to do so," he said in a statement. "We are blessed to have so many generations of warriors who have fought valiantly for our freedom. They suffered so that those of us who endure may pursue our American dreams."
Reichert, a former King County sheriff and Auburn Republican, also served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve during the Vietnam War era.
Use fire safety tips for a safe Memorial Day weekend
May 25, 2012
NEW — 8 a.m. May 25, 2012
The state Department of Natural Resources urges people headed outdoors for Memorial Day weekend to help prevent wildland fires.
Though temperatures remain on the cool side, the extended holiday weekend attracts a higher-than-average number of visitors to forests, raising wildfire concerns. Firefighters have responded to 51 wildland fires so in 2012.
"We want everyone to enjoy their Memorial Day weekend, while being safe and taking simple steps to prevent an accidental wildfire," Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark said in a statement. "An escaped campfire can threaten lives, property, and drain scarce tax dollars."
Help prevent wildfires by clearing debris around campfire pits and using a shovel and water to completely extinguish campfires. The state urges people to be cautious and only build campfires in approved pits in designated areas.
Meat producer recalls bratwurst as Memorial Day approaches
May 24, 2012
NEW — 2 p.m. May 24, 2012
Zenner's Quality Meat Products, Inc. issued a recall for about 3,660 pounds of bratwurst due to misbranding and allergen concerns, just as Memorial Day barbecues approach.
The company, based in a Portland, Ore., issued the recall because the product contains soy protein, a known allergen, not declared on the label.
The recalls is for 2.25-lb. packages containing Zenner's Smoked Brotwurst with a sell-by date through July 17.
The product bears the establishment number "EST. 6308" inside the USDA mark of inspection. Zenner's Quality Meat Products, Inc. produced the products through May 16, and distributed to wholesale establishments in California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.


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